Online Training for Applicators

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Online Training for Applicators

• Carol Ramsay
• Washington State University

Western Region Pesticide Meeting, Las Vegas,
Nevada -- May 2005
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Online Recertification

• Proctored location
• WSU launched in 1999
• In home or business
• Increases access
• Concern for verification of individual
• WSDA makes policy shift

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Online Recertification

• Method to purchase course
• Must have cost recovery
• Equal to cost of lecture courses
• Cant reduce financial stability
• Method that we can develop and manage from within
  the program

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Online Recertification

• Method to monitor course participation
• Method to send data to states
• Method to verify attendee identification

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Underlining Applications and Computer Programming

• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Macromedia Breeze Presentation
• Interchange Shopping Cart
• Computer Program to capture data

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Develop Presentation/Narration
Slides Bullet Animation
Narration
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Breeze Plugin for Powerpoint

• Allows for adding audio
• Allow of quizzes and surveys
• Publish content to Internet

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Develop Presentation Edit Audio
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Develop Presentation Quizzes
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Breeze Courseware

• Content
• Course
• Meetings
• Users
• Reports

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Breeze Course Publish
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Load to Shopping Cart

• Items
• Abstract
• Image
• States
• Orders
• Customers

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Track Customers
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Track Orders
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Courses Completed

• Introduction to Public Health Pest Control
• Recognizing and Encouraging Beneficial Insects
• Plant Problem Diagnosis
• Integrated Noxious Weed Basics
• Biocontrol of Diffuse and Spotted Knapweed
• Biocontrol of Rush Skeletonweed and Poison
  Hemlock
• Weed ID and Management I
• Weed ID and Management II
• Wildlife, Rights of Way and Pesticide Labeling

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Course under Development

• West Nile Virus
• Aquatic Vegetation Management
• Cholinesterase Testing
• Turf Weed Management
• Yellowjackets and other Stinging Insects

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Pre-license Course under Development

• Core Training 12 modules
• Insect Management 2 modules
• Weed Management 2 modules
• Aquatic Pest Management 2 modules
• Public Health Pest control 2 modules
• can take now for no charge
• Rodent Management 1 module
• Hope to launch shopping cart offering this fall

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Course Approval in States

• State Approval Request Form
• Copy of Powerpoint Handouts
• View Breeze if they like
• Attempt to make regional or national focus, not
  just Washington
• Once Approved add to Shopping Cart database

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Course Approval

• Will approach other states
• Compiling a notebook of PDF files and state
  request forms

• Alaska
• Arizona DOA
• Idaho
• Nevada
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Washington

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Interchange Shopping Cart
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Interchange Shopping Cart
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Interchange Shopping Cart
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Interchange Shopping Cart
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Interchange Shopping Cart
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Quan Item No. Description
Price Extension ---- -----------
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--------------- 1 Rec009 Introduction to
Public Health 10.00 10.00
Pest Control 1 Rec008w
Weed Identification and 10.00
10.00 Management - Part
2 1 Rec007w Weed Identification and
10.00 10.00
Management - Part 1
SUBTOTAL
30.00
SALES TAX 0.00
SHIPPING
0.00
ORDER TOTAL 30.00

• ORDER DATE Fri Dec 31 200458 2004
• ORDER NUMBER 0000295
• REFERRING URL http//pep.wsu.edu/RecertOnline.htm
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• Name jose oliva
• Company benny'slawn care
• Email address benny_at_idahoaccess.com
• EMAIL COPY REQUESTED
• Address po.box2554
• City, State, Zip idaho falls, ID 83406
• Country US
• Credit Card Info
• NEED ENCRYPTION KEY POINTER.
• Payment Method Real-time Credit Card (visa --
  wsu)
• Shipping Method Free Shipping!
• Daytime Phone [phone]
• Evening Phone

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Client Information
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Course Numbers
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State Reports
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State Report in EXCEL
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Hands-on Playing

• Powerpoint
• Bullet animation
• Audio
• Timing
• View modules
• http//pep.wsu.edu/OnlineExamples.html
• Userid wrpm wrpm
• Email wrpm_at_lasvegas.com
• Password wrpm